Tag: Skilled workers

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Federal Government

Skilled Migration Enquiry 2021

Australia’s Skilled Migration Program is currently the subject of an inquiry by the Joint Standing Committee on Immigration. Covid-19 has had a significant impact on skilled migration with over 500,000 temporary visa holders having left Australia resulting in significant skills shortages.

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Regional Visas

Coming to Tasmania

Tasmania’s Nominated Skilled Migration Program is an attractive option for migrants wanting to live in Australia. With an enviable lifestyle, career opportunities, affordable housing, reputable schools and a globally recognised university, more people are considering Tasmania as a place to settle.

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General Skilled Migration

Migration in Australia

Thanks to migration, Australia has developed as a multicultural country. Australia together with New Zealand, Canada and the USA is considered one of the world’s major immigration nations. Over 7.5 million people have settled in Australia since 1945 when the first federal immigration portfolio was established.

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coronavirus

Travel Exemptions During Covid-19

Current travel restrictions have not only put a halt on overseas holidays but it has also impacted those that are required to travel as part of their job.

There are many jobs in Australia that can only be filled by people overseas who hold specialist skills and expertise, particularly in the mining, oil and gas industries. So, what happens if we need one of these overseas workers but current restrictions don’t allow overseas travel?

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Employer Sponsored Visa

The Skilled Worker Regional Visa – All You Need to Know

The Skilled Worker Regional Visa (subclass 491) is a state sponsored visa available to skilled migrants holding an occupation on the skilled occupation list. Applicants must be invited to apply for this visa and be sponsored by a state or territory government agency or an eligible relative.

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australian visas

Australian Bushfires: How Will They Affect Migration?

All of Australia and much of the world is focused on the devastating bushfires that are currently ripping through our country. While the immediate goal is getting these fires under control and ultimately extinguishing them, thoughts at some point will turn to what happens after the fires.

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labour hire

Offshore Recruitment

We often talk about overseas skilled workers taking on employment in Australia where a labour shortage is unable to be filled by a local worker. As common as this issue is, we don’t talk about how to hire overseas workers. As a full-service migration agent, Visa Solutions Australia offers a one-stop-shop service when it comes to recruiting overseas workers.

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Skilled workers

The Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (TSS) – Subclass 482

The Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (TSS) enables an employer to sponsor a suitably skilled worker from overseas to fill a position that cannot be filled by an Australian worker. The TSS program is designed to assist employers who experience labour shortages from time to time due to supply and demand in certain industries. Only certain occupations are nominated for the TSS visa and are based on current labour supply and demand trends.

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The Temporary Work (Short Stay) Visa – Subclass 400

The Temporary Work (Short Stay) Visa allows eligible applicants to do highly specialised work in Australia on a short-term basis. This visa applies to anyone with specialised skills, knowledge or experience not readily available in Australia.

This visa is an attractive option for Australian businesses as employers wishing to hire someone on a Temporary Work Visa as they are not required to apply for sponsorship or lodge nomination applications

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